Word: appealing
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...Iowa, where it counts, Forbes has pandered much more heavily to the Christian Coalition than has Bush, who thought a talk about Jesus on the beach with the Rev. Billy Graham would be enough. Forbes diluted his flat-tax message to appeal to religious activists by promising "a new birth of freedom"; that's his way of telling true believers they should be free to post the Ten Commandments in public schools and have only antiabortion judges appointed to the Supreme Court...
Political analysts point out the latter attribute has actually decreased in importance during this year's presidential campaign. Candidates have made a concerted effort to appeal to the anti-intellectual preferences of certain voters. John McCain, a Republican presidential candidate, frequently jokes about his fifth-from-the-bottom finish at the U.S. Naval Academy. Gore and Bradley have similarly made the effort to downplay their respective Harvard and Princeton educations in recent months...
...fired. Because she was not a union member at her firing, this employee says she lacks a way to fight Harvard's decision through an independent appeal...
Problems in the mail center have led to a union appeal and a lawsuit on the part of the fired worker. University labor officials declined comment for this story, in part because of these ongoing proceedings...
...process which Mohammed's appeal to HUCTW set in motion also affected other mail center employees...